Connecticut latin. (Eampua Serving Storrs Since 1896 lik> VOL. LXXXI NO. -Hf STORRS. CONNECTICUT (203) 429-9384 FRIDAY. APRIL 21. 197H - Hawthorne claims candidate overspent By CHRIS MITCHELL and two other student trustee candi- and dates of the $100 spending limit for JOHN HILL III student trustee at least a week and a A newly elected member of the half before the election. student government has demanded Donen. current FSSO chairman, that student trustee-elect Steven has maintained he personally spent Donen not be permitted to take office less than $100 on his campaign but because he claims Donen "unfairly that two friends took out an adver- won." tisement in the Daily Campus. Stan Hawthorne, elected earlier Beyond that he had no comment. this week to the Central Committee of "I advised Donen and two other the Federation of Students and candidates that they should check Service Organizations (FSSO). said in into the matter (of spending limits) a letter to the Student Trustee before spending a penny," Haw- Election Committee (STEC) he has thorne said in his letter to STEC. personal knowledge that Steven William Finch, a student trustee Staff Ph3HKMmlcGuH Donen exceeded the campaign and one of the two friends who Now that the Spring weather is here everyone at UConn gets a spending limit of $100. Hawthorne, bought the advertisment said Haw- chance to get together again. outgoing FSSO Forum editor, also thorne "is not thinking clearly." said he had personally warned Donen Hawthorne also said "six or seven" candidates for student government posts had been allowed to use the typesetting equipment to put to- Ferguson excited on appointment gether campaign material for pos- ters. Hawthorne said other non-FSSO candidates were not made aware of By KEN MEYERS Ferguson, who served the U.S. thought it was time for a change." the availability of the FSSO Forum's UConn President Glenn W. Fergu- government as ambassador to Kenya Ferguson will be heading the equipment and so they did not ask to son, who Thursday officially accepted (1966-69), and Peace Corps director RFE/RL from Munich where the use it. the position of chief executive officer in Thailand, will assume his new operation is based. Twelve hundred In his letter, which he said will of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty position in Munich, West Germany of the 1200 RFE/RL employes are appear as an editorial in Monday's (RFE/RL), giving up his post as by Aug. 15. located in Munich and all broadcasts FSSO Forum. Hawthorne called for a UConn's chief executive, said he is are transmitted from that city. "My complete investigation of the candi- "very excited" about his new posi- The president said he and his wife job will be to run the radio and all dates involved in the race. He said all tion. are very anxious to return to the field operations" Ferguson said Thursday. candidates found to have overspent "We're delighted," said Ferguson, of foreign affairs, and that "after When asked about his reasons for should be disqualified and that the "we have never lived of worked in completing nine consecutive years as leaving, Ferguson said he thought next-highest vote-getter be declared the winner. Europe and we're looking forward to a university president (Clark Univer- "five years was an appropriate time it." sity 1970-7>, UConn 1973-78), we for review." See "Hawthorne" page 4 Carter chides Congress WHUS budget cut WASHINGTON (UPI) — President at least reach accord in principle to By LYN M. MUNLEY which was funded this semester. Carter saying the nation "cannot mark the anniversary. Heavy cuts in WHUS budget and a "We felt the salary of an elective afford to wait any longer," Thursday Senate conferees arranged to meet dilemna over funding for a club open official is a mistake," said Finance called on Congress to do its duty and with them later in the day. to men, but not women highlighted Committee Chairman. Chris Will- complete without further delay action While the huddles went on, one the preliminary budget hearings of iams. on the proposed energy plan he disgruntled group in the House tried the Federation of Student Service The minority new service at the proposed a full year ago. procedural delays to increase pres- Organizations Thursday. station, which cost $492 this year, Speaking to reporters at the White sure on leaders to open the energy The budget request from the local was not funded by the committee House, the president said the failure confererences to the public. radio station, WHUS, totalled because "it cost more than the to enact an energy program has They also wanted to convince the $32,000 and was cut to a preliminary benefits were worth". Williams said. increased the U.S. trade deficit, House to vote some time soon on budget figure of $20,000 by the The station manager of WHUS. Ron increased inflation and weakened the three parts of the five-part energy finance committee, partially by cut- Williams, however, said the minority value of the dollar. program. ting the salary for station manager programs provided a worthwhile "We have wasted 12 months of service to the community. precious time," Carter said. "We "The finance committee had cut it cannot afford to wait any longer." BRIEFLY out this year, but WHUS shifted The president said the United funds to provide it. They spent more than they had in rentals in expecta- States has received an unexpected The Weather: Variable cloudiness today, possible tion that the budget shift would be boost in its energy supplies by the showers in the afternoon. Highs in the 50's. approved, but the committee isn't discovery of oil in Alaska. Partly sonny on Saturday, highs in the 50's. But he said, "This temporary looking favorably on it." Chris Will- reprieve, counting all the Alaskan oil, iams said. Another cut did away with an will end in 18 months." The Commons liquor bill passed unanimously in the "I recognize that the remaining Senate Thursday. See page 4. engineering feasibility study to ex- issues are difficult, particularly the amine the value of restoring the AM pricing of natural gas," the president Frequency, which the Finance Com- said. But he said, "We must have mittee suggested be held until next Red terrorists now say Italian ex-premier Aldo Moro is semester for consideration. energy legislation without delay, and still alive but have renewed threats to execute him See I call on the Congress to fulfill its page 15. The Water Polo club, which is open duty to the American people." to men and not women submitted a In Congress, members marked the budget which was held until the first anniversary of the Carter initia- representatives came back to the Very quietly UConn forward John Delagrange has been committee with the national by-laws tives with a burst of rhetoric and playing himself back into shape. For an update see page private meetings characteristic of the for clarification on whether women program's snail-like progress. could be involved and participate in Leading Democratic House energy games. Women's Ice Hockey and negotiators caucused in private over Did Bernard King think he would be named NBA rookie Men's Rugby were both funded on an "option paper" offered by some of the year? Check out Bernard's thoughts on page 19. the grounds that there are compar- senators on the key issue of natural able facilities open to the opposite gas price controls, to see if they could See the Daily Campus Magazine today, beginning page 5. J sex for these activities. •'•:. .•-. Vtv\h vntvr '« • tmnuV ■• • o So please, read, investigate, and find out for yourselves if these Nazis Bakke's age should be allowed to torment further (&mut?rttnit laUij (Eatmatfi the majority of concentration camp was also survivors who live in Skokie, 111. Serving Storrs Since 1895 Ronald Abell Goodyear a factor JOHN HILL III/ EdItor-ln-Chlel VIKKI./-SUSMAN / Builntii Manager To the Editor: CHARLeS A. MOORE/ Managing Editor Reader claims I would like to reply to Mr. R.A. "MATTTHEW T MANZELLA/ Sanior Editor Robinson's thoughtful address to my April 13 letter concerning the Bakke case and affirmative action. photo gave The facts that Mr. Robinson cited ;DKtDTHEWAY involving the admission of thirty two WJtHW, white students with lower averages ANDHbKVtt bad image than Alan Bakke and his rejection from 11 other medical schools are ANDS9W OEVHCfNlG not surprising in light of his age. To the Editor: This serves to point out age as anothr kind of discrimination that is After seeing the picture on the lacking attention. front page of the Daily Campus of I, too, am unaware of the actual April 17, I don't think that I would statistics regarding the scores of the want to join a fraternity at UConn. 16 minority seats relative to Bakke, Fortunately, I joined one several but I am sure that they were taken years ago, and have never been into consideration in the initial court sorry that I did. It is clear that the ruling in favor of Bakke. caption on the cover photo was I'm sorry. Mr. Robinson, while I written by someone ignorant of the agree with you completely on the ways of the UConn fraternities. need for affirmative action, your additional facts have reaffirmed my decision. We were there to discuss and use violence and I am afraid that The fraternity photographed is one position on the Bakke case. Admis- the situation in Skokie in relation to day is coming sooner than we of the local high-profile all-black sions procedures will not be fair Nazism and not how socialism might believe.
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